The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1887-03-30

tne Stee. into plates and then the |
feeding of the plates into the mailing
machines, whence comes the nails
ready tor the carpenters hammer.
climbed up Lookout Mountain
and from the precipitous point
viewed the cultivated fields on the
mountain SIDE, one time the contest
ed ground of fierce bate. AT the
foot Of the mountain is the apex OF
the great Moccas bend In.the Ten.
nes>ee river; to the right, on the
river bank, the city; further on,
Missionary rdee, and in the distance
the battle field of Chicamauga. To
the lett is the elevation where Hooker
made his headquarters, and back on
the mountain, ,Ife pits and breast
works yet distinct. I cut a cane on
top the mountain. By this time
cable cars are running up the incline
seven e,ghths OF mile, to the foot
of the point, but had to climb up
and down. Circling the mountain
top dummy line is being built, and
a regular railway is projected to
come up from the rear, which, when
completed will allow the sleeping
car passenger from New York to
stop off at point without changing
cars. Land, or rather rock, on the
mountain side is valued at ST. 200
per acre. Well. indeed, may Look
out Mountain become a great pleas.
ure resort, tor, aside from its histo nc
associations, it Is delightfully."- pic
ture.que. Before leaving the city l
visited other points of interest, ch,et
of which is the National cemetery,
prett,er, think, than Chalmette.
| Atlanta. Ga, 10 Outside the iron
region, but has cotton and other
factories. Having been through the
large cotton factory at Evansville,
Ind, \ number of years ago, when
corresponding for a st. Louis trade
journal, l did not care to go into
these mills. Atlanta has now Co.
900 people. 1t IS a beautiful city,
: although not on watercourse. Some
r OF its buildings are quite fine; one, 8
r hotel, OF seven stories; and as a res
. idence highway Peacbtree street i,
t the most attractive l ever saw out
. side the great cities. The new cap
t itol building will be an honor to tht
8 State when completed. Grant parl
e is much like Forest park i'll St
n Louis. At one corner is Fort Walk
S er, near which Gems. McPherso,
d and Walker tell at the battle of AT
o lanta. The Notifications beyond ar
e hardly injured by time. Still, at al
h these places, it is hard to realize tina
l. the battles of history have beer
/. fought.
d Savannah, Ca, on the river c
), that name, Is eighteen miles from
l. the seashore. 1t, too, is CROWNS
rs city, although Its appearance indi
W Gates anything else. The popula
" ton is about 10000. Atlanta
l. streets are paved; the city in fa'
l. resembles Kansas; Savannah hs
5. only a few paved streets; the res
>; are sand, deep and dirty. But Sa
in vannah has a charm Of its owl
The streets alternate broad and ma
- row and have great arching rows {
as live oaks their full length. b.
,p street widens into a public squa
tie every second block, and opens in
"a Forsythe park, where tall pine
r live oaks, magnolias and small
r trees and plants are naturally mingl
,e, IN semi-trop,eal luxury. along t.
le. street are four fine monuments
nv to Gen. Nathaniel Green, Gen. 6.
nd don, Pulaski and the Confeder,
il. dead. The buildings are mos
,le old; 6ne tor their day but beh,
nv this age. Withal, Savannah doe
re, large business and is second as
he cotton port to New Orleans only.
ely jacksonville, Fla, has now p,
ost haps 10, 900 people. 1t IS quit.